Mommy Makeover

Having a child causes many changes in a woman’s body and sometimes it can be difficult for them to go back to their pre-pregnancy body shape. Mommy Makeovers make it possible to achieve the desired body shape by eliminating the undesirable body shape that develops after birth.

A Mommy Makeover is a series of procedures designed to help address the effects of pregnancy on the face, body, and breasts, and to restore these to their pre-pregnancy form. 

What are the Benefits of a Mommy Makeover?

Pregnancy can cause permanent and often undesirable effects such as sagging breasts, a flabby tummy, and disruptions in the structure of the skin. Furthermore, many people get discouraged when their breasts and bodies do not return to their pre-pregnancy form even with a healthy diet and exercise. Addressing these unwanted changes caused by pregnancy with a Mommy Makeover can ensure that the patient regains their self-esteem. With a Mommy Makeover, each patient can achieve a number of goals, including:

Lifting sagging breasts and restoring lost volume

Achieving breast symmetry

Correcting the appearance of the distorted skin

Repairing stretched out or separated abdominal muscles

Reducing diet- and exercise-resistant fatty tissue

What Does a Mommy Makeover Include?

Since pregnancy and birth significantly change the body, and especially the breasts, a Mommy Makeover surgery commonly includes cosmetic breast and body contouring surgeries.  

Mammaplasty

Even though the breasts become enlarged and full during pregnancy and childbirth, they may lose their volume and firmness after weaning, leading to sagging or tissue loss in the breast. Mammaplasty, an integral part of a Mommy Makeover, makes it possible to achieve the desired size and contour in breasts. Combining breast lift and breast augmentation operations will ensure that the patients achieve the desired appearance even after breastfeeding. Using saline or silicone implants for breast augmentation will help obtain the desired fullness in the breasts. Some of the excess skin tissue will also be surgically removed to reposition the breasts.

Tummy Tuck

Weight gain and loss during and after pregnancy can cause an undesirable appearance. It is especially natural for the tummy to lose its shape, size, and form. A tummy tuck may be the best option when diet and exercise do not provide the desired results. During a tummy tuck, the stretched abdominal muscles are repaired through an incision from the groin, and excess skin and adipose tissue are surgically removed.

Liposuction

Liposuction surgically removes resistant fat from the body after pregnancy. However, in order to achieve the desired appearance with a Mommy Makeover, surgeons recommend liposuction applications to be combined with a tummy tuck. Liposuction includes the insertion of a cannula (i.e. a thin and hollow tube) under the skin through which a vacuum device removes fat from the body. Liposuction is effective in many body parts including the abdomen, thighs, and arms, and is a major part of Mommy Makeovers. The procedure consists of making very small incisions in the targeted region, thereby minimizing any visible scarring.

Life After a Mommy Makeover

Since a Mommy Makeover is customized according to the needs and expectations of each patient, surgical procedures and recovery times are different for every person. Many patients that request a Mommy Makeover have very young children. Even if the operation will restore their body shape, it will require careful planning for childcare during recovery. Most surgical operations require the patient to avoid lifting heavy objects for 4-6 weeks after surgery; this means that the patient cannot hold or carry their child.